Logos On Aid Supplies: Helpful, Demeaning … Or Dangerous?
Everyone has an opinion about the big logos slapped on humanitarian handouts, from bags of food to temporary toilets. Are they helpful? Or do they make recipients feel like “supplicants.”
PHOTOS: Saudi Women Start Driving, But Activists Remain Jailed
With the ban lifted on female drivers, Saudi women can sit legally in the driver’s seat for the first time. But global concern is high over detention of activists who fought for the right to drive.
Is love a winning message for Ethiopia?
As Africa’s second most populous country and its fastest growing economy, Ethiopia is extraordinary in many ways. It weaves together 80 ethnic groups as well as Christians and Muslims. On a continent with the world’s youngest population, the median a…
How immigration fuels an axis of nationalism across the West
The battle over the immigration issue in America has masked what could prove a more fundamental change internationally: the emergence of a new axis including political leaders across the Atlantic who, like President Trump, have placed an angry mix of n…
Divers Search Flooded Cave In Thailand For 12 Missing Boys And Their Soccer Coach
They are thought to have entered the sprawling cave complex in Chiang Rai province on Saturday. Despite multiple failed search attempts, authorities remain hopeful they are still alive.
The Dark Side Of Keeping The Streets Clean In Rwanda’s Capital
Rwanda, the land of 1,000 hills, is also known for being ordered and clean. But human rights groups say there is a dark side to the clean streets.
News Brief: President Trump’s Immigration Approach
Trump’s ramped up rhetoric occurs as agencies scramble to implement his executive order. The focus on immigration may be diverting resources from addressing Trump’s core concerns about drug smuggling.
Opposition Disputes Turkish President Erdogan’s Victory Claims
Turkey’s incumbent president won re-election in snap elections that he had called for more than a year ahead of schedule. Critics say it’s part of a blatant power grab.
Why International Adoption Cases In The U.S. Have Plummeted
Between the 1950s and mid-2000s international adoptions in the U.S. climbed. But after 2004, there was a sudden drop off. We explore the history of American families adopting children from abroad.
Saudi Arabia Ends Its Widely Criticized Ban On Female Drivers
Over the weekend in Saudi Arabia, a ban was lifted and woman are allowed to drive. There are only a few driver’s ed courses for women in the country, so many Saudi women still have to go to school.
#Sochifornia: Locals Say 2014 Olympics Helped Sochi Shed Its Soviet Sheen
One of the World Cup hosts, Sochi is known for the 2014 Games, the most expensive Olympics in history. Now Instagram culture has dubbed it #Sochifornia — as in, Russia’s answer to California.
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